So there is a saying that lotus is OA and OA is lotus. This statement, on the one hand, reflects the universal fact that Lotus software has been recognized and popularized in China collaborative market; On the other hand, it is also because many technical and non-technical personnel have not fully understood the connotation and application of Lotus software.
Many years have passed since the lotus bloomed in the middle and late 1990s. During this period, great development and changes have taken place in Lotus software, computer technology and even the whole science and technology industry.
Lotus software has also experienced the following five important development stages since 1989:1989r1-1996r4.5:
At this stage, Lotus Notes, as the first commercial C/S (client/server) software in the industry, makes the application of C/S mode move from theory to reality. At the same time, it has completely established the position of Lotus groupware technology leader. 1996 R4.5-2002 R5:
Mature Lotus groupware technology has advanced by leaps and bounds at this stage. Lotus not only helps many users to realize electronic collaboration, but also makes Web-based collaboration technology widely used. There is another important point. At this stage, Lotus, as a mature collaboration platform provider, positioned itself in IBM's e-commerce grand strategy and developed:
A) professional document management. Doc；
b)Lotus same time； , real-time collaboration platform;
C) enterprise training solution Lotus Learningspace；;
d)Lotus quick place； , a fast Web collaboration space;
E) Lotus Discovery server; ;
F) Wireless and enterprise integration ... Revolution from June 5438 to 2002 10: Lotus 6.
Since the sixth edition, Lotus has started an exciting new course. Fully supporting J2EE means that Lotus software has changed from a proprietary platform-level product to a completely open industry standard. As one of the core members of IBM's e-commerce strategy, Lotus has begun to play a more noticeable role-truly commercializing J2EE technology and Web service technology! The latest version of Lotus 8.5 released in June, 5438+October, 2009/kloc-0.
Lotus 8.5 not only integrates many functions, such as directory service, database service, application server, enterprise mailbox, workflow service and so on. You can also talk and integrate with other applications through Web services to help build an intelligent collaboration environment based on enterprises.
LotusLive is a new cloud computing service of Lotus, which is a flexible cloud application to help people create communities and work smarter and more efficiently inside and outside the enterprise.
Lotus series software covers all parts needed for enterprise collaboration and knowledge management in breadth. As an important series of IBM software department, the integration of Lotus with DB2, WebSphere and Tivoli makes Lotus a very important part of IBM's overall solution. 20 12 12 IBM abandoned the Lotus brand.
The social version of Notes and Domino 9.0 will be officially launched on 20 13.
Lotus brand will withdraw from the historical stage
IBM plans to officially test Notes and Domino 9.0 social edition on 20 12 and 12, and will stop using Lotus brand.
Lotus is a world-famous collaborative office software under IBM, and its Domino/Notes product is the actual groupware standard in today's industry. Like Microsoft Exchange system, it has an absolute advantage in the collaborative platform market. 1995 IBM bought Lotus Company for $3.2 billion, and Lotus naturally became a sub-brand of IBM. 10 years, enterprises developed by China enterprises using Lotus Domino/Notes software platform have spread all over all walks of life, among which mail systems have been widely used.
It is reported that the previous version number of the new version of Notes and Domino was 8.5.4, but IBM decided to change it to 9.0 because it contained too many new functions. One of the functions is to keep the Notes application running in the browser of Windows PC as it is, provided that the plug-in is installed in the browser, so that enterprises can use the application without installing the Notes client.
The latest upgrade will also include the latest user interface, new email and scheduling functions, SAML support, traveler support on the System i server, and many improvements to the Xpages development platform.
It is precisely because of the importance of these two softwares that IBM has not launched a public beta for Notes and Domino for a long time.
In addition, the social beta of Notes and Domino 9.0 also represents another symbolic meaning, that is, Notes and Domino will no longer use the Lotus brand logo. In addition, the packaging of all Notes and Domino products will only appear the IBM trademark like other software of the company. According to industry analysts, "this is mainly because the company believes that IBM's brand influence is greater than Lotus."
Now the latest version number of Notes and Domino is 8.5.4, but because the company has added too many new functions in this version, IBM decided to set the final version number of the software to 9.0.
IBM revealed that IBM will launch an improved version of 8.5.4 on 20 13, but this version will not contain any functional updates.
It is reported that some applications of the new version of Notes can run in the browser equipped with Windows computers without any changes. Users only need to install a plug-in in advance, and enterprise users can use it without installing the full version of Notes client. This software update includes the improvement of user interface, brand-new e-mail and scheduling services, support for security statement markup language, support for Traveler software on the system server side and a series of software optimizations for the XPages development platform.
According to IBM, the social version of Notes and Domino took more than a year to develop and was announced at the Lotusphere conference. The first restricted beta code was released in April of 20 12, and the official version of the software was officially released in the first quarter of 20 13. Release of IBM Domino/Notes9 Version
2065438+In March 2003, 2 1, IBM Notes/Domino 9 was officially released;
On April 24th, 20 13, IBM officially released the social versions of IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 at the 20 13 IBM Mobile Social Business Summit. IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 Social Edition provide users with a series of deployment options, including local deployment, IBM SmartCloud, mixed deployment or deployment on other commonly used mobile devices.
IBM Notes and Domino 9.0 social edition provide a single access point for front-line business personnel in marketing, development, human resources and other departments to access all collaboration tools, thus improving the productivity and innovation speed of employees. Through a single interface, employees engaged in new marketing projects can not only check e-mail, but also view the activity process containing the latest work content of each team member, share files with colleagues, and view new blogs related to the project. Every team member can access the same content through mobile devices, including iPhone, Android devices, Windows phones and the latest BlackBerry 10.
New features of IBM Domino/Notes9 IBM Notes 9 uses a unified user interface. Whether you use Notes client or browser-based iNotes web page, you will enjoy a unified and easier-to-use operation interface. The discovery of 2.2. IBM Notes 9 found that the home page can make it easier to view document resources and help you understand and use Notes functions.
3.IBM Notes 9 provides a brand-new embedded user experience. The email subject will provide social user experiences such as file sharing, Weibo, community communication and interaction.
4. As a part of OpenSocial standard, activity flow will be applied to IBM Notes 9, and Notes will aggregate activity information from different aspects in the same format.
5. The use of browser plug-ins will be seamlessly integrated with iNotes, which makes it possible to run rich client Notes applications in the browser and protect the existing investment of users to the maximum extent.
6.IBM Notes 9 can customize the font size, color and font format of the mail view.
7.IBM Notes 9 provides a new quick search prompt function. By using search prompts such as sender, time and content keywords, you can quickly locate the content of the email you are looking for.
8.IBM Notes 9 provides a new email notification reminder method, which can use email content summary to remind users to receive new emails.
9.IBM Notes 9 can choose the signature method when sending an email, which is convenient for users to change the signature format and content according to their own needs after entering the email content, without creating a new email.
10.IBM Notes 9 can send user group information to others.
1 1.IBM iNotes will support importing contact information in CSV format into the address book.
12.IBM iNotes will support file drag-and-drop operation in the new version, which will be available in all browsers, and support using IBM Doc Viewer to directly view attachment content online.
13. Enhanced the function of IBM iNOTES calendar, simplified the layout and made it easy for users to operate. And when setting up the meeting, it is convenient to check the schedule of the participants and recommend the feasible time and drag operation of the meeting.
14.IBM iNotes will support Widgets and Live Text in the new version, install widgets directly into iNotes from the application warehouse by dragging and dropping, and support users to install or delete customized widgets.
15. After integrating the team space function between iNotes and Quickr, IBM iNotes will support the integration with connection files in the new version. INotes will provide a new button "Save to My File" in the toolbar in the attachment area and save the attachment to the back-end connection file. When sharing a file with others, you can insert a link to the file directly on Connections without sending a huge attachment.
16.IBM Notes Designer will provide new functions of XPage extension library, such as adding mobile development controls, supporting associated external resource libraries, supporting REST service model, and supporting JSON format output.
17.IBM Domino supports the deployment of IBM Http Server and Domino Server together, which enables Domino Server to use TLS protocol in IBM Http Server to provide confidentiality and data integrity between two communication applications.
18.IBM Domino will support SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) so that Domino can be more safely built on cloud computing services.
19 built-in software. IBM Notes/Domino 9 will be upgraded as a whole, Sametime will be upgraded from the original version 8.0 to the version 8.5.2IFR 1, and users can also use Symphony's latest version 3.0 office suite, which will provide you with more powerful collaborative office functions and protect users' existing investment to the maximum extent.
20.IBM Notes/Domino 9 will support Windows 7 and Citrix operating systems, and browsers will support FireFox 8 and IE8 and their higher versions.